A rigid, manual, non-electrosurgical instrument intended to obtain tissue specimens during endoscopic procedures (e.g., laparoscopy, thoracoscopy, spinoscopy, arthroscopy). It is typically constructed as a long instrument with one sliding and one stationary rod whose distal ends are equipped with scissors-like cups with cutting edge rims, which are operated by a control handle at the proximal end of the instrument. It is introduced into the body through an artificial orifice of the body or the working channel of the endoscope. This is a reusable device.